Il parlamento, le donne e l'assistenza : dalla Costituente al centro-sinistra (1945-1968)

The essay retraces women’s work in the Italian Parliament on social assistance from the Constituent Assembly through the end of the Sixties. Between 1945 and 1968, those women, who came from different political experiences and cultures, examined the issues of protection and assistance for women as mothers and workers, and for their sons and daughters, and the role of the family in Italian society; in this area, they developed several bills, but most of them did not pass. The passionate and lively debate that ensued, and which is retraced by the author, was made up of conflicts and agreements. In general, the hypothesis was proved according to which all political parties, including the main parties, delegated to the parliamentary women’s groups the study and analysis of gender issues, which were underestimated for a long time.